Chick-Fil-A Corporate Responsibility
Ethics and Corporate Responsibility
Chick-fil-A Founder, S. Truett Cathy states that “Religion is at the key of the family-operated business, says Cathy, whose son Dan is the chief operating officer and whose other son, Bubba, is a vice president. According to the family patriarch, “Our decision to close on Sundays was our way of honoring God and directing our attention to things more important than our business.” The company 's stance on religion is so serious that part of its mission statement states: The purpose of Chick-fil-A is to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us and to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A. Cathy has also told Forbes magazine, “The Lord has never …show more content…
If we lie to others, we will begin to deceive ourselves. God cannot hear us or speak to us if we are building a wall of self-deception” (NIV, 1997). To those who choose to disobey the law, God provides a warning, “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction…” (Galatians 6:7-8).
However, for those who obey Gods law there is a greater promise. This promise is written in Psalm 24:1-5; “ The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters. Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god. They will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God their Savior.
Chick-fil-A continually embraces the Christian world view and honors God with their business practices. The company mandates that every Sunday, all of his restaurants be closed to allow staff time to worship. Over the course of a year, the Sunday rule is estimated to cost the business about $500 million in lost income. Yet the company, credited with inventing the first fast-food chicken sandwich, is still very successful, with $2.96 billion in system-wide sales (the reported figure for 2008) and 1,450
Chick-fil-A Founder, S. Truett Cathy states that “Religion is at the key of the family-operated business, says Cathy, whose son Dan is the chief operating officer and whose other son, Bubba, is a vice president. According to the family patriarch, “Our decision to close on Sundays was our way of honoring God and directing our attention to things more important than our business.” The company 's stance on religion is so serious that part of its mission statement states: The purpose of Chick-fil-A is to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us and to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A. Cathy has also told Forbes magazine, “The Lord has never …show more content…
If we lie to others, we will begin to deceive ourselves. God cannot hear us or speak to us if we are building a wall of self-deception” (NIV, 1997). To those who choose to disobey the law, God provides a warning, “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction…” (Galatians 6:7-8).
However, for those who obey Gods law there is a greater promise. This promise is written in Psalm 24:1-5; “ The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters. Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god. They will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God their Savior.
Chick-fil-A continually embraces the Christian world view and honors God with their business practices. The company mandates that every Sunday, all of his restaurants be closed to allow staff time to worship. Over the course of a year, the Sunday rule is estimated to cost the business about $500 million in lost income. Yet the company, credited with inventing the first fast-food chicken sandwich, is still very successful, with $2.96 billion in system-wide sales (the reported figure for 2008) and 1,450